> try: > month = int(month) > except ValueError: > for eachKey in month_dict.keys(): > if month.lower() in eachKey: > month = month_dict[eachKey] > else: > month = "" > : > I am having trouble dealing with the case where the user actually types in a > month's name instead of the number: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ./chap13 180> python date_format_v01.py > : > if month.lower() in eachKey: > AttributeError: 'int' object has no attribute 'lower' > > Any suggestions?
chris, good 1st attempt. all the problems are in the code snippet above. you only have a few flaws in your program preventing it from working: a. you "wipe out" the originally entered month (by continually reassigning the month var) b. you don't break out of the inner for-loop when u find a match and end up wiping out the correct match c. the cause of the exception: the entry for May is a string and not a 1-item tuple. you need a trailing comma "," after "may" to make it a tuple. the reason why the error is triggered is because you set a blank to month for every non-match. so when it gets to may, it makes this comparison: >>> "" in "may" True because of this, it sets... month = month_dict["may"] # so month == 5 so in the next loop iteration, your're trying to do... 5.lower() in eachKey which of course, fails. fix these problems, and you have a working solution! best of luck! -- wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Python Web Development with Django", Addison Wesley, (c) 2008 http://withdjango.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
